Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it’s very difficult.

Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get along with others.

If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.

★Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents that others will like.

★Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.

★Be humorous（幽默的）. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile to others.

★Respect the others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others’ ideas without trying to make them accept yours.

★Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show kindness. Open the door for someone. Wave to（向……挥手）a friend and so on.

★Don’t complain（抱怨）. Learn to accept what you can’t change, and work hard to change what you can. No one is willing to hear your complaining all the time.

★Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find someone who will understand you.

In most parts of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution. They join “Environment Clubs”. In an environment club, people work together to protect the environment.

No-rubbish lunches. How much do you throw after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be recycled. The students try their best to make less rubbish.

No-car day. No-car day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22nd, 1995. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a no-car day. In China, more people are taking part in the activity. The slogan for no-car day is, “If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.” On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car—not the students and not the teachers! Cars give pollution to our air, so remember: Walk, jump, bike or run! Use your legs! It’s lots of fun!

Turn off water! Do you know some toilets could waste twenty to forty m³ of water per hour? In a year, that will fill a small river! In the environment club, the members mend those broken toilets.

We have only one earth. Let’s work hard together to make our world cleaner and more beautiful.

People can find jobs in many ways. Sometimes, you can find a job easily by walking into a local store and looking at its notice board(布告栏). Local stores often have areas for people to put small signs to tell others what services they need or they can provide. Such services include looking after children, cleaning houses and so on.

Another popular tool for finding a job is the Internet. For example, people around the world can use the Craigslist website to buy things, meet people or find a job. It is said that the site can receive two million new jobs each month.

Another useful way to find a job is through a university. For example, students at the University of Texas can go to the job center to get help. Many college students like this way better.

At times, some experts(专业人士) can also help people find a job. Susan Miller has her own company called California Job Services in Los Angeles. She says her company helps people find a job by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods to help them find the right job. With her help, many people have succeeded in finding a good job.